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pastillas

Pastillas is feminine in Spanish. The article is las, so the full form is las pastillas ("pills").

FEMININE

pastillas is the plural of pastilla

las pastillas — pills

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pastillas
/las pasˈtiʎas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pastillas in Spanish?

IPA
/las pasˈtiʎas/

How do you pronounce pastillas in Spanish?

pastillas is pronounced /las pasˈtiʎas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La pastilla azul es más efectiva que la pastilla roja para este dolor de cabeza.

The blue pill is more effective than the red pill for this headache.

Tomé una pastilla pequeña esta mañana y ya me siento mejor.

I took a small pill this morning and I already feel better.

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Why is it feminine?

Pastillas is feminine because it derives from the Latin "pastilla" (feminine form of the diminutive of "pasta"). In Spanish, nouns ending in "-illa" are typically feminine, and this gender was preserved from Latin through the Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for pills?

The Spanish word for pills is las pastillas — feminine.

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